Question

I am basically trying to find out all the table of all the databases present in the SQL SERVER by using sp_msforeachdb.

If I write exec sp_msforeachdb 'select "?" AS DatabaseNames,* from [?].sys.tables'

I will get the result well but for every Database, a seperate record set will be created.

Now if I use

CREATE TABLE #DBINFO
(
            DbName NVARCHAR(255)
            ,ObjectID NVARCHAR(255)
)

INSERT INTO #DBINFO
exec sp_msforeachdb 'select "?" AS DatabaseNames,ObjectID  from [?].sys.tables'

SELECT * FROM #DBINFO

This works fine.

However, if I do

Declare @DBINFO Table(DbName NVARCHAR(255),ObjectID NVARCHAR(255))
INSERT INTO @DBINFO
    exec sp_msforeachdb 'select "?" AS DatabaseNames,ObjectID  from [?].sys.tables'

    SELECT * FROM @DBINFO

It does not accept

Moreover, If I do

;With CTE AS
(
  exec sp_msforeachdb 'select "?" AS DatabaseNames,* from [?].sys.tables'
)

Select * from CTE

, it throws error ( Presently I donot remember that).

Question is

1) Is it possible to do the same stuff using a table variable

2) Is it possible to get the same thing done using CTE?

SQL SERVER 2005.

Thanks

Answer 1

1) Yes, you just need to use the proper names for your columns (object_id, not ObjectID):

Declare @DBINFO Table(DbName NVARCHAR(255),ObjectID NVARCHAR(255)) 
INSERT INTO @DBINFO 
exec sp_msforeachdb 'select "?" AS DatabaseNames,object_id  from [?].sys.tables' 
SELECT * FROM @DBINFO 

2) No